French Revolution

Question 1

Old Regime

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the social and political system of France

Question 2

Tithe

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a tax that people had to pay to the members of the first estate aka the church

Question 3

Estates

Answer 3

the people of France were divided into three large social classes, or estates. the first (the members of the church) , second (Nobles) , and third estates (Lower class men).

Question 4

King Louis XVI

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the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Contributed to the fall of France with lavish spending.

Question 5

Marie Antoinette

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the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Contributed to the fall of France with lavish spending.

Question 6

Estates General

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an assembly of representatives from all three estates

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National Assembly

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the Third Estate delegates name themselves the National Assembly and pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people.

Question 8

Tennis Court Oath

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Third Estate delegates found themselves locked out of their meeting room. They broke down a door to an indoor tennis court, pledging to stay until they had drawn up a new constitution.

Question 9

Great Fear

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A wave of senseless panic that was in france

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Legislative Assembly

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the legislature of the Kingdom of France. provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making.

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Émigré

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a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another (Usually because of war or political issues)

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Sans-culotte

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the common people of the lower classes in late 18th-century France

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Jacobin

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The Society of the Friends of the Constitution, wanted more equal rights.

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Guillotine

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A device to behead people and that killed Marie Antoinette and king Louis XVI

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Maximilien Robespierre

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a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution.

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Reign of Terror

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a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to the french revolution.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Former and first emperor of France and helped lead successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

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Coup d’etat

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The overthrow of the government and its powers.

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Plebiscite

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the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

Question 20

Lycee

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a French school for older children, either in France or for French children living in other countries.

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Concordat

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an agreement between the French state and the Catholic Church that reconciled the Church with the anti-religious policies established during the French Revolution.

Question 22

Napoleonic Code

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made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children.

Question 23

Battle of Trafalgar

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a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Blockade

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sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

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Continental System

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large-scale embargo against British trade by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Guerilla

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small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

Question 27

Peninsular War

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the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. France lost and was the start of the decline in the French military.

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Scorched Earth Policy

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a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy.

Question 29

Battle of Waterloo

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A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. Was fought near waterloo.

Question 30

Hundred Days

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marked the period between Napoleon’s return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris. Established King Louis as king again.

Question 31

Congress of Vienna

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a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Klemens von Metternich

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former minister of the Austrian empire, was responsible for the policy of balance of power in Europe to ensure the stability of European governments.

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Balance of power

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the idea that states consciously or unconsciously strive towards an equal distribution of power to avoid dominance by one.

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Legitimacy

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the right and acceptance of an authority.

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Holy Alliance

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a coalition linking the monarchist great powers of Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

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8uConcert of Europe

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established a set of principles, rules and practices that helped to maintain balance between the major powers after the Napoleonic Wars.